Oh well that makes it ok then. TGV's don't make a mess of you if you're in a race.
Well well well.
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Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
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Relax, it's in France. They do things differently there.
winjim
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It makes it competitive.
Fnaar
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[gallic shrug] C'est la TG Vie*
*('I know it's 'le train' (masc) but the pun wouldn't work like that)
*('I know it's 'le train' (masc) but the pun wouldn't work like that)
Train times are taken into account when planning the event. I read somewhere that the start was delayed by 10 min, but still the tailwind was sufficiently strong that the peloton arrived well ahead of schedule.Somebody designed a route where there was a possibility that the peloton would get hit by a speeding train?
SNCF pushing for police involvement: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/32284180
winjim
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
I wonder what the margin of error is? I'm also not sure that action should be taken against individual riders. A peloton acts as a single unit, you can't just stop half of it.
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twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
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A competition with a train? Only one winner there.........
winjim
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
He who dares, wins.
As a train driver, you may well see the riders crossing in front of you as you approach the crossing. the signals will be interlocked the the gates so, as the gates go down the signals turn green in front of the train telling the driver it is safe to to continue.To see riders crossing in front of you may well be classified as a near miss, and i would expect the railway company to complain to to organisers about the conduct of the riders.
